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George Washington (born February 22, 1732, died December 14, 1799,)
George Washington was a military general in the war. He led Patriot forces to victory in the nation's War for Independence. -
Paul Revere ( Born January 1, 1735, Died May 10, 1818 )
Paul took part in the Boston Tea Party and was principal rider for Boston's Committee of Safety. -
John Adams (Born October 30th, 1735, Died July 4th, 1826)
During the war John served in France and Holland in diplomatic roles,and helped negotiate the treaty of Paris at the wars end. -
Benedict Arnold ( Born January 14, 1741 Died June 14, 1801 )
Brigadier General Benedict Arnold was an American-born senior officer of the British Army who commanded the American Legion in the later part of the Revolutionary War. -
Thomas Jefferson (Born April 13, 1743, Died July 4, 1826)
During the war Thomas was serving as legislature and continental congress and was governor in Virginia. -
Abigail Adams (Born November 22, 1744, Died October 28, 1818)
Abigail was a key political advisor for John Adams during the war. She was the first women to live in what later on would be called the white house. -
French and Indian war
The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution. -
The Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by the British at the end of the French and Indian War to appease Native Americans by checking the encroachment of European settlers on their lands. -
The sugar act
Repealed in 1766 The sugar act was to end the smuggling trade of sugar and molasses. -
Stamp Act
the British Parliament passed the “Stamp Act” to help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the Seven Years' War. The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Acts were two or more Acts of British Parliament requiring local governments of the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with housing and food. -
The Declaratory Act
The American Colonies Act 1766, commonly known as the Declaratory Act, was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. -
The Townshend Act
The Townshend Acts or Townshend Duties, refers to a series of British acts of Parliament passed during 1767 and 1768 relating to the British colonies in America. -
Boston Massacre
The event in Boston helped to unite the colonies against Britain. What started as a minor fight became a turning point in the beginnings of the American Revolution. -
The Boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was a significant event in the growth of the American Revolution. Parliament responded in 1774 with the Intolerable Acts, or Coercive Acts, which, among other provisions, ended local self-government in Massachusetts and closed Boston's commerce. -
First continental congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States. -
Minutemen
Minutemen were civilian colonists who independently organized to form militia companies self-trained in weaponry, tactics, and military strategies from the American colonial partisan militia during the American Revolutionary War. -
second continental congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that formed in Philadelphia in May 1775, soon after the launch of the American Revolutionary War. -
Hessians
Hessians were German soldiers who served as auxiliaries to the British Army during the American Revolutionary War. -
Give me liberty or give me death speech
"Give me liberty, or give me death!" is a quotation attributed to Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Second Virginia Convention on March 23, 1775, -
Declaration of independence
the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. -
Articles Of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution. -
French Alliance
The Franco-American alliance was the 1778 alliance between the Kingdom of France and the United States during the American Revolutionary War. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, officially ending the American Revolutionary War. -
Alexander Hamilton ( Died July 12, 1804)
Alexander was a founding father of the united states who fought in the revolutionary war. He was also the founder of the American financial system.
